Dionne Warwick paid tribute Thursday to late composer Burt Bacharach, the essential musician behind her signature hits “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose.”
“Burt’s transition is like losing a family member,” the legendary 82-year-old singer said Thursday in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “These words I’ve been asked to write are being written with sadness over the loss of my Dear Friend and my Musical Partner.”
Bacharach, who died Wednesday at age 94, worked closely with Warwick and late lyricist Hal David on a string of impeccable singles, beginning with “Don’t Make Me Over” in late 1962.
